Computers

[badwhale]

I like them when the work.

I FUCKING HATE THEM when they don't.

That is all.

[Eville]

You aint whistlin' Dixie.

[Mangyrat]

I like them when the work.

I FUCKING HATE THEM when they don't.

That is all.

Your not using the proper tools to work on it.
May i suggest you use a 12lb sledgehammer and a crow bar, that will fix any problems your having.

[badwhale]

Your not using the proper tools to work on it.
May i suggest you use a 12lb sledgehammer and a crow bar, that will fix any problems your having.

Ha. I just shut my POS off, and decided to do other things today.

Actually, it's all Window's fault.

[CptnBlues63]

Your not using the proper tools to work on it.
May i suggest you use a 12lb sledgehammer and a crow bar, that will fix any problems your having.

I prefer a 12 ga and my 1911a .45 ACP but yeah, a sledge hammer gives you that "up close and personal" touch that can be oh so gratifying!

Ha. I just shut my POS off, and decided to do other things today.

Actually, it's all Window's fault.

I feel your pain Will. I just bought a new gaming rig a month or two back and within less than two weeks of taking it home, I ran windows update and it locked up my system and completely messed it up. I ended up just wiping it (had only installed two games at that point so no real data loss) and reinstalling Windows from scratch. I immediately shut off the update "feature" (remember, in Windows world they're called 'features' not 'bugs'........LOL) so as to preclude that happening again any time soon.

If you'd like some help, I may be able to offer some. If so, just PM me.

[Sumatra Samurai]

Well there's your problem, you guys are using windows!

[Eville]

[Mangyrat]

For some reason my main computer is running to good.
Ill fix that problem by upgrading to a new faster SSD and screw it all up.

[CptnBlues63]

Well there's your problem, you guys are using windows!

Let me guess, you're a Ubuntu fan?

If like me, a person enjoys gaming on their computer, they pretty much have no choice in the matter. Nobody writes games for Linux or UNIX and nowhere near enough game developers port their software over to Mac's. Not that I'd buy a Mac regardless.

Just FYI, I also run a couple OpenBSD boxes at home (one is my firewall/router) and at work, and a couple Linux boxes at home as well.

Back in the mid 90's when I went back to school to get into computers I had a good look around at the industry and saw how big a market share Microsoft had and pursued training in their platforms because I knew I'd never lack for work if I knew their OS's. I started in DOS with Windows 3.x and am fluent in every Windows based OS to come along since. With two exceptions.....Windows ME and Vista. I never touched either and never will.

For some reason my main computer is running to good.
Ill fix that problem by upgrading to a new faster SSD and screw it all up.

ROFLMAO

That "issue" I had with my new gaming rig...........I figured it had to do with the 256 GB SSD I have installed as my primary drive. I also have a 2 TB SATA disk in the same box where I will install everything that's not a game as well as use as storage. But I thought I'd check out the SSD and see how that worked with regard to gaming. So I install my favorite games to that disk and they do seem to load faster than a comparable PC with a regular SATA/PATA drive.

If installing an SSD doesn't mess you up, do try running Windows update, that oughta do the trick.............

[Devil Doc]

I haven't had computer issues since my wife and I got separate lap tops.

Doc

[TheGreekTitan]

I haven't had computer issues since my wife and I got separate lap tops.

Doc

Ha! That is so true in my house as well. I have no clue how she does it.

[ggiese]

I haven't had computer issues since my wife and I got separate lap tops.

Doc

Thankfully you and the wife are the only users of the network. If it was just me and the wife, life would be MUCH simpler. My little "darlings" love to fill my network with all sorts of bad things because they just can't keep their mittens out of places that are fully of yucky stuff. Just like everything else in my house when they muck it up, everyone looks to me to fix it.

I like them when the work.

I FUCKING HATE THEM when they don't.

That is all.

Yep - my sentiments exactly...

[Devil Doc]

I have a network?

Doc

[CptnBlues63]

Thankfully you and the wife are the only users of the network. If it was just me and the wife, life would be MUCH simpler. My little "darlings" love to fill my network with all sorts of bad things because they just can't keep their mittens out of places that are fully of yucky stuff. Just like everything else in my house when they muck it up, everyone looks to me to fix it.



Yep - my sentiments exactly...

I'm lucky, my wife is actually very good with computers and totally self taught. She's been using them easily as long as I have. And, she's stubborn and doesn't like to share so she's always had her own. I don't much like sharing mine either............lol

If you're interested, I could show you how to segment your home network so the kids are on their own network and would be unable to even communicate with your computer and your wife's. It would only require a second SOHO Router (assuming you have one already) and a few minutes to connect and configure the second one. Then at least there's no chance of you getting zapped should one of the kids pick up a network virus.

I have a network?

Doc

LOL

If you have more than one computer in your home and all are able to access the internet, then yes, you do!

[richardson1337]

Its not so bad. The problem with operating system updates is that they do not test every possible combination before deploying a patch. But that happens everywhere. I have been in the IT field for about six years and have seen "almost" everything when it comes to computers or servers.

[badwhale]

Been almost a month, and just the other week I decided to test each stick of RAM individually. Guess what? Bad stick of DDR2 SDRAM.

I now think that was the problem the whole time.

[CptnBlues63]

Been almost a month, and just the other week I decided to test each stick of RAM individually. Guess what? Bad stick of DDR2 SDRAM.

I now think that was the problem the whole time.

I'd wager you're correct!

You'll know soon enough once you remove/replace that bad stick.

[badwhale]

I'd wager you're correct!

You'll know soon enough once you remove/replace that bad stick.

I put 2 sticks back in (2GB) to get to Crucial's website and request a RMA. Worked fine last night for whatever I threw at it.

Even though only 1 stick didn't pass memtest, I'm sending both from the production batch back.

[Mangyrat]

Its my Turn for computer problems.
This morning My UPS's started beeping telling me the batteries are dead.
The computers still work but its annoying ass hell listening to the beeping sound.

[CptnBlues63]

Its my Turn for computer problems.
This morning My UPS's started beeping telling me the batteries are dead.
The computers still work but its annoying ass hell listening to the beeping sound.

LOL

I hear that. I have 2 UPS's in my office and 4 at use at home. I am also responsible for all the small ones we use in our closets here at work. Those are all APC SmartUPS 1500 va's. We have 3 big industrial sized ones in our server room (50 kva, 70 kva, and the newest one put in last year is 80 kva) Those all have 40 batteries in them! Luckily we have a contract with the provider to deal with those batteries.

What make/model is it if you don't mind me asking? If it's an APC, I can definitely help you figure out what your replacement battery is and probably even find you a price and place to buy in the US.....if you need help with that.